Theme: Distance education

News: IITE and partners in action

UNESCO IITE has released the publication ‘Benchmarking for Open Universities: Guidelines and Good Practices’

22 January 2024

UNESCO IITE has released the new publication ‘Benchmarking for Open Universities: Guidelines and Good Practices’ developed within the project ‘Promoting ICT Capacity Building and Open Education in the Era of Artificial Intelligence… Read more UNESCO IITE has released the publication ‘Benchmarking for Open Universities: Guidelines and Good Practices’

Publications

Benchmarking for Open Universities: Guidelines and Good Practices

22 December 2023

The publication addresses the issue of quality as applied to the performance of open and distance learning universities and intends to raise awareness about benchmarking methodology as a tool for quality assessment and improvement. It advocates the idea of developing a quality culture and extending the scope of quality assurance agenda within institutions. Read more Benchmarking for Open Universities: Guidelines and Good Practices

News: IITE and partners in action

UNESCO IITE and COL co-organized the round table “Role of Open Universities in Transforming Higher Education” at WHEC 2022

26 May 2022

On 19 May 2022, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) and the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) hosted the round table “Role of Open Universities in Transforming… Read more UNESCO IITE and COL co-organized the round table “Role of Open Universities in Transforming Higher Education” at WHEC 2022

Events

How to ensure safe schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: High-level Meeting to be hosted by WHO/Europe, UNICEF and UNESCO

30 June – 2 July 2021

July 2nd, 2021 WHO/Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are hosting the Third High-level Meeting on Schooling during the… Read more How to ensure safe schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: High-level Meeting to be hosted by WHO/Europe, UNICEF and UNESCO

Announcements

Scholarship for Educators

4 February 2021

IITE’s partner, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), supports teachers and offers 50 scholarships for ISTE’s Online Teaching Academy, a fully virtual, self-paced professional development course that helps K-12… Read more Scholarship for Educators